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PreZzii Don performs at the Garifuna National Heroes Day
Cultural Fest. Photos by Nelson A. King
by jaunts to the rainforest, the
majestic Kaieteur Falls, and
other tourist spots, on Sunday,
May 26, and a carnival revelry
“from the runway to the
roadway” on Monday, May 27,
coinciding with Guyana’s 53nd
Independence Anniversary.
World-renowned designer,
Michelle Cole who works closely
with Gary, is lending her
sophistication, fashion sense
and carnival costume talent, to
bring cutting-edge, excitement
to the event, raising the bar for
a spectacular collaboration in
the homeland.
Giddings said the group has
partnered with mega Guyana
conglomerate, Hits & Jams
Entertainment, and other Guyanese
dignitaries.
He added that they would
arrive, in Georgetown on
March 20, to add the finishing
touches, which includes a male
Caribbean L 58 ife, March 15–21, 2019 BQ
model casting on March 24 at
the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston,
Georgetown from 3 pm.
“Everything is coming along
excellently. We are carrying the
load of this presentation and it
will be a momentous occasion,”
he said.
Giddings, who brings a history
of entertainment to the
event, is confident that stakeholders
will get onboard in
2020, after they experience the
level of professionalism that
went into planning the Fashion
Showcase.
Roger Gary reiterated, that
the fashion, travel and lifestyle
event integrates Guyana’s Ecotourism
package so that visitors
have options to discover
and rediscover the Republic
during the yearly weekend of
events.
He noted that revelers found
it difficult to attend Mashramani
in February, just after
GIPSVG Quadrille dancers entertain the audience at the
Garifuna National Heroes Day Cultural Fest.
the Christmas season, choosing
May instead where they get
to enjoy the fashion showcase,
as well as independence celebrations,
that will include a
flag raising ceremony.
This year the group partnered
with Caribbean Airlines
for group packages, and individual
discount. However, Gary
is hopeful the carrier would
be onboard next year as a full
sponsor.
Gary’s Aqua Couture, readyto
wear swimwear collection,
along with Cole Facts collection
by Michelle Cole Wagner,
Guyana born, New York
based men’s wear designer
Andrew Harris Jr., couturier,
Randy Madray, and ZAR, by
Cesar Galindo, New York based
designer with Mexican roots,
who has dressed celebrities,
Gwen Stefani, Madonna, Missy
Elliot, Mary J Blige, will all
light up the runway.
Twelve-year-old Sapphire
Rose is the youngest designer
in the show. She will début
her whimsical d’Obvious Rose
collection, six years after moving
to the United States from
Guyana.
Jamaica’s master tailor, and
men’s wear designer, Mark
Anthony, Venezuela’s Nikini
Resort and swim wear, elegant
Yumi Katsura of New York, Sidney
Francois, and others, said
Gary, are part of the runway
lineup.
“We have been working overtime
in an effort to bring the
most amazing fashion event
to the shores of Guyana,” said
Gary.
Travellers from across the
globe are encouraged to purchase
tickets online at: www.
ticketbud.com.
To learn more: go to www.
guyanafashionshowcase.com,
Insatagram @guyanafashionshowcase,
facebook/guyanafashionshowcase
email: guyanafashionshowcase@
gmail.com.
president Marcia James, and St.
Vincent and the Grenadines’
United States Consul General
Howie Prince.
“We are very pleased that
you have joined us to celebrate
the legacy of St. Vincent and
the Grenadines’ first national
hero, Chief Joseph Chatoyer,”
said James, a native of Owia,
a village north of the Rabacca
River on mainland St. Vincent,
one of the indigenous communities
in the country.
Other indigenous communities
north of the Rabacca River
include Orange Hill, Overland,
Sandy Bay, Point and Fancy.
“We thank you for your support
and look forward for your
continued support,” James
added.
Prince traced the Garifuna
history back to 1635, when, he
said, there was the “floundering
of two British ships carrying
African slaves” and the
consequent “intermingling
of the Carib-Arawak population.”
He also referred to “the rise
of great chiefs, Chatoyer and
Duvali,” and the ultimate “death
of Chatoyer” and the “defeat of
the Garifuna” in 1795.
Patrons feasted on a number
of indigenous foods, such as
dukuna (a potato-based pastry
wrapped in banana leaf or foil
paper), and pelau, a favorite
local dish.
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GX Team drummers at the Garifuna National Heroes Day
Cultural Fest.
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